If You Let Me Stay Chords by Sananda Maitreya

Tempo:
99.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

Dm

A

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Bb] Sweetheart, listen.
I [F] know the last few days haven't been good for the both [Bb] of us.
And I've caused you a lot of [F] grief.
But put those bags down, [Bb] okay?
Before you make a decision [F] like that, please just listen to me.
Because I don't [Bb] want to hear you.
I [A] definitely don't want you to hear me.
[Dm] Just hear me out.
[Bb] I'm going to go get me now.
Put my head [F] on my shoulder long.
[Bb] I might have done something wrong for you [F] to leave.
I'm a [Bb] loving, careless girl.
And I [F] must apologize.
I'll try [Bb] better next time, baby.
If you let [F] me stay.
If you let me [Dm] stay.
[Bb] I'll sing while I shake your hand.
If you let [F] me stay.
[Bb] I'll say that I [C] love you.
[F] If you let me [Dm] stay.
[F] [Bb] I should have said it from my heart.
If you let me stay.
[A] [Dm]
[Bb] I can't be saved.
But my [F] fingers crunch up there.
[Bb] Darling, it's not too late.
I'd love [F] to live.
Cause if [Bb] you lost count on me.
[F] You would see me up from the sky.
I'll [Bb] say it again tomorrow.
That my world [F] went awry.
But if you let me stay.
[Dm] [Bb] I'll sing while I shake your hand.
If you [F] let me stay.
I should [Bb] have said that I love you.
[F] If you let me stay.
I [Bb] should have said it from my heart.
If you let me [A] stay.
[Dm]
[Bb] [Bbm] Let me take you into [Bb] [Dm] my arms.
[Bbm] And I won't leave you.
[Dm]
[Bbm] I'll get my ass to [Dm] where I thought I was going.
[Bb] You'll regret it [C] someday.
[F] If you let me stay.
I'll [Bb] sing while I shake [C] your hand.
If you let [F] me stay.
I should [Bb] have said that I [C] love you.
If you let [F] me stay.
I [Gm] should have said it from my heart.
If you [Bb] let me.
Cause I [A] need to.
I'm [Dm] blind.
I'm blind without [Gb] you [Ab] baby.
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[D] [F] If you let me.
[Bb]
[A] [Dm]
[Bb] I'll sing while I shake [F] your hand.
If you let me.
[Bb] I should have said that I [Dm] love you.
If you [F] let me stay.
[Bb] I could've said it from my heart.
If you let me.
Because I [A] want to.
[Dm] I can't.
I [D] could've said it from [Bb] my heart.
If you [F] let me.
I [Bb] should have said that [F] I love you.
If you let me stay.
[Bb] I could've said it from my heart.
[A]
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Bb
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F
134211111
Dm
2311
A
1231
C
3211
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
Dm
2311
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To learn Sananda Maitreya - If You Let Me Stay chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Dm, Bb, F, Bb, A and Dm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 49 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 99. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: F Major.

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_ [C] _ [Bb] Sweetheart, listen.
I [F] know the last few days haven't been good for the both [Bb] of us.
And I've caused you a lot of [F] grief.
But put those bags down, [Bb] okay?
Before you make a decision [F] like that, please just listen to me.
Because I don't [Bb] want to hear you.
I [A] definitely don't want you to hear me.
[Dm] Just hear me out.
[Bb] I'm going to go get me now.
Put my head [F] on my shoulder long.
[Bb] I might have done something wrong for you [F] to leave.
I'm a [Bb] loving, careless girl.
And I [F] must apologize.
I'll try [Bb] better next time, baby.
If you let [F] me stay.
If you let me [Dm] stay.
[Bb] I'll sing while I shake your hand.
If you let [F] me stay.
_ [Bb] I'll say that I [C] love you.
[F] If you let me [Dm] stay.
_ [F] [Bb] I should have said it from my heart.
If you let me stay.
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ I can't be saved.
But my [F] fingers crunch up there.
[Bb] Darling, it's not too late.
I'd love [F] to live.
Cause if [Bb] you lost count on me.
[F] You would see me up from the sky.
I'll [Bb] say it again tomorrow.
That my world [F] went awry.
But if you let me stay.
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] I'll sing while I shake your hand.
If you [F] let me stay.
I should [Bb] have said that I love you.
[F] If you let me stay.
I [Bb] should have said it from my heart.
If you let me [A] stay.
_ [Dm] _ _
[Bb] _ [Bbm] Let me take you into _ [Bb] [Dm] my arms.
[Bbm] And I won't leave you.
_ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bbm] I'll get my ass to [Dm] where I thought I was going.
_ [Bb] You'll regret it [C] someday. _
[F] If you let me stay.
I'll [Bb] sing while I shake [C] your hand.
If you let [F] me stay.
I should [Bb] have said that I [C] love you.
If you let [F] me stay.
I [Gm] should have said it from my heart.
If you [Bb] let me.
Cause I [A] need to.
I'm [Dm] blind.
I'm blind without [Gb] you [Ab] baby.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[D] _ _ [F] If you let me.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] I'll sing while I shake [F] your hand.
If you let me.
_ _ [Bb] I should have said that I [Dm] love you.
If you [F] let me stay.
_ [Bb] I could've said it from my heart.
If you let me.
Because I [A] want to.
[Dm] I can't.
I [D] could've said it from _ _ [Bb] my heart.
If you [F] let me.
_ I [Bb] should have said that [F] I love you.
If you let me stay.
_ [Bb] I could've said it from my heart.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent DArby album.

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